Newswire Summaries
The Payments Association appoints Daniel Jonas as Global Ambassador
Monday, September 14, 2026 15:53:40 (UTC)
The Payments Association Appoints Daniel Jonas as Global Ambassador to run new Global Payments Infrastructure Working Group LONDON, UK — September 2026 — The Payments Association, a trade body for the payments sector, has appointed Daniel Jonas as its new Global Ambassador, leading a new working group, Global Payments Infrastructure, to build the foundations for safe, resilient and interoperable payments. He is a payments infrastructure and innovation strategist, with more than 25 ye...
Worldline enables agentic commerce payments via UCP capabilities
Monday, September 14, 2026 15:51:29 (UTC)
Worldline enables agentic commerce payments via Universal Commerce Protocol capabilities Paris-La Défense, 14 September 2026 — Worldline [Euronext: WLN], a European leader in payment services, today becomes one of the first in Europe to launch a payment handler for the Universal Commerce Protocol (UCP), an open standard for agentic commerce co-developed by Google and industry partners. The integration enables merchants to accept AI-initiated purchases across multiple platforms with a un...
Payments orchestration gap: connected is not orchestrated, RS2 warns
Monday, September 14, 2026 15:50:06 (UTC)
The Payments Orchestration Gap: Connected Is Not Orchestrated, RS2 Warns 89% of businesses have payment failover but fewer than half dynamically route transactions, just 7% have full control over payment tokens Malta/Frankfurt, 14 September 2026: Businesses risk mistaking payment connectivity and basic failover for genuine payments orchestration, leaving significant improvements in transaction performance, resilience and control unrealised, according to RS2, a Tier-1 global provider of clo...
Sionic strengthens leadership team with Shashi Varma, Joe Ciranni
Monday, September 14, 2026 15:45:09 (UTC)
Sionic Strengthens Leadership Team Naming Shashi Varma, CTO and Head of Product and Joe Ciranni EVP, Client Services ATLANTA, Sept. 10, 2026 – Sionic, a leader in real-time, bank-to-bank payments at the point of sale, today announced two senior leadership appointments: Shashi Varma, CTO and Head of Product and Joe Ciranni, EVP of Client Services. This strategic move supports the company’s ambitious growth plans amid surging demand for its Instant Bank Pay and Fraud Detection Service pl...
1 in 6 U.S. shoppers will sacrifice everyday essentials to purchase 2026 holiday season gifts
Friday, September 11, 2026 17:41:10 (UTC)
SURVEY: 1 in 6 (16%) of U.S. Shoppers Will Sacrifice Everyday Essentials in 2026 to Purchase Gifts This Holiday Season Nearly 1 in 3 (29%) of Gen Z respondents plan to do most holiday shopping with TikTok Shop; a 61% increase from 18% in 2025 AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 10, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Invoice Home, a leading invoice template software designed to meet the invoicing needs of small businesses, freelancers, and entrepreneurs worldwide, today released its third annual "Holiday Spend...
Flex Dental Solutions launches BNPL with Affirm, Klarna – and surcharging
Friday, September 11, 2026 17:37:34 (UTC)
Flex Dental Solutions Launches Buy Now, Pay Later with Affirm and Klarna, and Surcharging, Inside FlexPayments New FlexPayments features help Open Dental practices convert more diagnosed treatment into scheduled care, and automatically recover the credit card processing fees they've been absorbing — both from a checkout procedure practices already use. ALPHARETTA, Ga., Sept. 10, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Flex Dental Solutions today announced two new additions to FlexPayments, its pay...
Mews POS now live in North America
Friday, September 11, 2026 16:40:28 (UTC)
Mews POS now live in North America, connecting front desk and F&B on one operating system Hotels across the US and Canada can now run their entire property without switching systems - from check-in to bar tab NEW YORK, Sept. 10, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Mews, the operating system for hospitality, today announced the launch of Mews POS in the United States and Canada. North American hotels can now run their property management, food and beverage operations and payments on one sys...
Phi Commerce goes beyond payments with UPI credit, issuer and open-commerce
Friday, September 11, 2026 16:38:16 (UTC)
Phi Commerce goes beyond payments with new UPI credit, issuer and open-commerce infrastructure MUMBAI, India, Sept. 11, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Phi Commerce, a payment technology company, today announced a set of new platforms and strategic initiatives at Global Fintech Fest 2026 spanning UPI-native credit, bank issuer infrastructure, net-banking connectivity and open-commerce financing. The announcements reflect Phi Commerce's expanding focus from enabling digital payments to building...
Bybit opens the floor, inviting users to weigh in on Bybit AI
Friday, September 11, 2026 16:36:29 (UTC)
Bybit Opens the Floor, Inviting Users to Weigh In on Bybit AI DUBAI, UAE, Sept. 11, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Bybit, the world's second-largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, is inviting users to try Bybit AI, an AI assistant built into the Bybit app as an integrated conversational layer, and share their feedback for a chance to win 50 USDT. From now until October 9, 2026, Bybit invites users to ask Bybit AI anything and submit genuine user reviews and suggestions that...
Payroc wins four Global Cards & Payments innovation awards 2026
Friday, September 11, 2026 16:35:00 (UTC)
Payroc Wins Four Global Cards & Payments Innovation Awards 2026 Global recognition highlights Payroc's payments technology, innovation, and industry leadership TINLEY PARK, Ill., Sept. 11, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Payroc, a global payment-processing acquirer and technology platform, today announced that it has been named a winner in four categories in The Digital Banker's Global Cards & Payments Innovation Awards 2026, recognizing the company's technology, payments expertise, and co...
